“As we continue to expand the firm’s presence in North America, their backgrounds and experience will provide our clients with significant additional expertise in the Consumer and Healthcare sectors,” said Jimmy Neissa, Head of Rothschild & Co North America, in a statement.

That announcement corresponded with the hiring of Chris Gaertner as the global head of technology, along with Walid Khiari as a managing director on its technology team. Gaertner will lead the launch of the firm’s new San Francisco Bay Area office.

The firm has a rich history. Mayer Amschel Rothschild created a family partnership over 200 years ago, and in the early 19th century, five of his sons established banking businesses in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Naples, and Vienna.

It is now one of the preeminent M&A advisory firms, ranking fifth in M&A revenue in Europe in 2016 with $384 million, according to Dealogic. That put it ahead of Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Barclays, and Deutsche Bank.